26 Jun Hilton v. Grahams Farms Ltd.

             The plaintiff, a 43-year-old forestry worker, was employed as a heli-rigger/bucker by the defendant Greenslide Cattle Co. Ltd. (“Greenslide”) at the time of his dismissal on May 12, 2010.  Greenslide’s business operations included logging and cattle ranching....

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25 Jun Gormick v. Amenta

             This is an assessment of damages for the personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Jodi Gormick, a young, athletic police officer, who on August 21, 2008 was injured in a motor vehicle accident, which was caused by the defendant’s negligence. ...

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25 Jun S.R. v. Trasolini

             On July 20, 2007, the plaintiff’s sedan was struck from the rear by a pick-up truck driven by the personal defendant (the “Accident”).  Liability for the Accident has been admitted....

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25 Jun Wilson v. Honda Canada Financial Inc.

             This action involved the assessment of damages sustained by the plaintiff, Jeffrey Wilson, arising from a motor vehicle collision on April 8, 2009. He was rear-ended by the vehicle driven by the defendant, Ronald Leigh Howe, who immediately before had been rear-ended by the defendant Harpal Kaur Goria’s vehicle, which was leased by the defendant Honda Canada Financial Inc....

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25 Jun Wong v. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority

             The plaintiff Yin Kung Wong (“Ms. Wong”) fell and broke her hip, while riding a city bus in Vancouver on August 31, 2009.  She alleges that the bus accelerated abruptly and without warning before she had a chance to be seated.  She was 81 years old at the time of the incident.  Ms. Wong seeks damages for pain and suffering, future care and special damages....

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24 Jun Jalili v. Ma

             This is an assessment of some of the Plaintiff’s claims for disbursements in respect of a personal injury claim that settled at a mediation on June 4, 2013....

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21 Jun Sefton v. Doppelmayer CTEC Ltd.

             THE COURT:  This decision relates to costs. I have previously delivered a written decision regarding damages following this trial, which consumed some five days. The claim was advanced for personal injuries arising from a gondola incident on Blackcomb Mountain where the plaintiff was a passenger. Ultimately the award of damages was $38,100....

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19 Jun Wattar v. Lu

             In reasons for judgment dated April 10, 2013, I found the plaintiff and the defendant were equally at fault for the motor vehicle accident in which the plaintiff was injured. The plaintiff was awarded half of her assessed damages and the resulting amount fell short of a formal offer to settle that the defendant had made before trial. The defendant now seeks costs consequences of the plaintiff’s rejection of that offer....

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18 Jun Currie v. Taylor

             This trial concerned the liability for a motor vehicle accident in June 2008. The trial was held on April 2 - 5 and 10, 2012 and judgment was given October 23, 2012. The plaintiff was found to be 75% liable for the accident and the defendants 25% liable. The defendant Taylor was the owner of the vehicle driven by the defendant Sharp at the time of the accident....

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